Na lovu šelem

Ken Ward Series #4

by Zane Grey

Dobrodružný román nás zavádí na Daleký západ, kde se dva mladí odvážní bratři pod vedením zkušeného lovce vydávají na lov pum. Nebezpečí lovu zákeřných šelem zvyšuje zde i banda záškodníků, která lovce pronásleduje a čeká na příležitost k přepadení.

Genres: Westerns, Adventure, Classics

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1911

About the author

Pearl Zane Grey was an American author best known for his popular adventure novels and stories that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. As of June 2007, the Internet Movie Database credits Grey with 110 films, one TV episode, and a series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater based loosely on his novels and short stories.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A typical Wild West Zane Grey story, set in and around the North Rim of Arizona's Grand Canyon.

I will say the editing was annoying; it is discon
certing for a word to start on one line and then con
tinue on the next, if you see what I me
an.

Spelling was also inconsistent; several times I encountered "lace" where the intended word was "face" and, nearly always, when the Western slang "hev" (for "have") was intended, the word on the page was "hey" instead.

[Michael Mayer]

SUMMARY:
1911. One of Zane Grey's Ken Ward series of books for boys. A great adventure read from the great author of Western fiction. Contents: Ken Ward's Arrival in Utah; Wings; Off for Coconina; Through Buckskin Forest; The Plateau; Trails; Two Lions; In Camp; A Visit from Rangers; Hal; Hiram Calls on Ken; Navvy's Waterloo; The Canon and Its Discoverers; Hiram Bent's Story; Wild Mustangs; Split Trails; Strenuous Work; Hal's Lesson; Ken and Prince; and Around the Campfire. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

[Richard Koerner · Rating 4 out of 5]

I particularly enjoyed this book which was the third Ken Ward book about a young man interested in Forestry and who has just completed, in this book, his freshman year in college. He made reading about baseball (in the second novel) worth it.I cannot wait to read the next one.

[Martin Bartosek · Rating 4 out of 5]

návrat do dětství a na Divoký západ za 10Kč v antikvariátu

[Louie the Mustache Matos · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Young Lion Hunter (1911) was the ninth novel published by Zane Grey. It was the third novel in the Ken Ward series (now numbered #4) along with the Young Forester (1910) and the Young Pitcher (earlier in 1911).

Here, Ken Ward arrives in Utah after his first year in college, Forestry school, to summer near the Grand Canyon with his brother Hal, who is an uncontrollable brat. Their father has asked Ken to help his brother find purpose in the great outdoors the way Ken has been able to do. Ken and Hal meet up with Hiram, Dick, and Jim (men that Ken knew from his previous summer in Arizona in the Young Forester). The experience had been so fruitful that going to Forestry College was reinforced by those adventures. Hiram wants to lead an expedition to capture (not kill) some mountain lions that are plentiful in that Grand Canyon area. Hiram is an expert in trapping and teaches the boys how to do this without harming the beast.

I thoroughly have enjoyed these Grey novels. The language is antiquated (published more than 100 years ago) so, it may seem jarring to read terms and slurs that will feel politically incorrect to a modern audience. I don't get offended with the language, enjoying the adventure on its own terms regardless of the milieu. I consider this a classic for its longevity, paradigm creating / shifting of the post-modern adventure novel, and exceptionalism. Let this serve as my #49 of 50 from my Over 5 Years TBR for my 2023 reading goal.

[Jim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't care too much for this story, but will continue to read his novels.